118th Rifle Division
The 118th Rifle Division was thrice formed as an infantry division of the Red Army, first as part of the prewar buildup of forces. The first formation was based on the shtat (table of organization and equipment) of September 13, 1939. It was based at Kostroma through its early existence. After the German invasion in June, 1941 it was rushed to the front as part of the and arrived at the Pskov Fortified Area between July 2-4. Under pressure from the 4th Panzer Group the division commander, Maj. Gen. Nikolai Mikhailovich Glovatskii, requested permission on July 8 to retreat east across the Velikaya River. There is some question if he received written orders and in any case the retreat fell into chaos due to a prematurely-blown bridge. Glovatskii was arrested on July 19, sentenced to death a
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118th Rifle Division
The 118th Rifle Division was thrice formed as an infantry division of the Red Army, first as part of the prewar buildup of forces. The first formation was based on the shtat (table of organization and equipment) of September 13, 1939. It was based at Kostroma through its early existence. After the German invasion in June, 1941 it was rushed to the front as part of the and arrived at the Pskov Fortified Area between July 2-4. Under pressure from the 4th Panzer Group the division commander, Maj. Gen. Nikolai Mikhailovich Glovatskii, requested permission on July 8 to retreat east across the Velikaya River. There is some question if he received written orders and in any case the retreat fell into chaos due to a prematurely-blown bridge. Glovatskii was arrested on July 19, sentenced to death a
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118-я стрелковая дивизия — вои ...... в Великой Отечественной войне.
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The 118th Rifle Division was t ...... ivision was disbanded in 1946.
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Melitopol (3rd Formation)
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Melitopol
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Col. Afanasii Ivanovich Safronov
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Col. Andrei Yakovlevich Vedenin
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Col. Fyodor Grigorevich Dobrovolskii
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Maj. Gen. Mikhail Afanasevich Sukhanov
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Maj. Gen. Nikolai Mikhailovich Glovatskii
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118-я стрелковая дивизия — вои ...... в Великой Отечественной войне.
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The 118th Rifle Division was t ...... July 19, sentenced to death a
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118-я стрелковая дивизия (1-го формирования)
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118th Rifle Division
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118th Rifle Division (January 18, 1942 - April 10, 1943)
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118th Rifle Division (July 6, 1940 - September 27, 1941)
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118th Rifle Division (May 19, 1943 - 1946)
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